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Colorado Bill Clarifies Vaccine Guidance Amid Measles Surge

3/17/2026

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Colorado lawmakers are nearing final approval of Senate Bill 26-32, allowing vaccine guidance to reference American Academy of Pediatrics findings.
It follows a federal move cutting routine vaccines from 17 to 11 under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The bill does not impose new vaccine mandates and aims to clarify professional guidance.
Colorado reports 10 measles cases in unvaccinated children this year.

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Story summary

Colorado lawmakers are nearing final approval of Senate Bill 26-32, allowing vaccine guidance to reference American Academy of Pediatrics findings.
It follows a federal move cutting routine vaccines from 17 to 11 under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The bill does not impose new vaccine mandates and aims to clarify professional guidance.
Colorado reports 10 measles cases in unvaccinated children this year.